Orodje of Okpe Set To Mark 20 years on The Revered Acient throne with A Grand Celebration
By Wilson Macaulay
The Orodje of Okpe Kingdom in Delta State will mark his 20th coronation anniversary with a two-week programme featuring cultural displays, chieftaincy ceremonies, sporting events, a state banquet and thanksgiving service.
The anniversary activities are scheduled to run from November 13 to 25 across Orerokpe and Sapele.
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The programme will open on Friday, November 13, with a prayer by the Okpe Christian Assembly at Udogun Hall, Orerokpe, followed by a press briefing by the Unu-Okpe of Okpe Kingdom at Dafinone Hall.
A golf tournament in honour of the monarch will hold on Saturday, November 14, at Sapele Athletic Club, with prizes and awards presented to participants later in the day.
The celebration will also feature a chieftaincy seminar for prospective Ekakuro and Ehowore on Monday, November 16, at Dafinone Hall.
On Tuesday, November 17, a command performance of the drama, The Yoke, will be staged at Udogun Hall, followed by awards to distinguished sons and daughters of Okpe Kingdom.
The programme will take a cultural and sporting turn on Wednesday, November 18, with the finals of a football competition and float and cultural displays by the kingdom’s 13 districts at Sapele Township Stadium.
One of the major highlights will be the conferment of chieftaincy titles scheduled for Thursday, November 19, and Friday, November 20, at Udogun Hall, Orerokpe.
A state banquet in honour of the Orodje will hold on Saturday, November 21, at the Palace Pavilion, Orerokpe, alongside a cultural display in Sapele.
The anniversary will culminate in a thanksgiving service at St. William’s Catholic Church on Sunday, November 22, followed by traditional homage ceremonies.
PRE-ANNIVERSARY TOUR
In preparation for this celebration, His Majesty, from his palace at Orerokpe, has been conducting a kingdom-wide familiarization tour to Amukpe, Aragba, Aghalokpe, Ugborhen, Ozue, Elume, Sapele, Ugolo and Emereje districts to interact with his subjects and hear their challenges in person
During that tour, the Orodje reiterated his fatherly charge: that our people should stop the indiscriminate sale of ancestral lands and embrace leasing, and shun hard drugs, to secure the future of Okpe land.
The newly conferred Ekakuro and Ehowore are scheduled to pay homage to the monarch on Tuesday, November 24, while the Four Ruling Houses and other groups will pay homage on Wednesday, November 25.
The programme is signed by Chief Michael Affe, JP, and Chief Akpobecha O. Napoleon.
DemocracyNewslineNewspaper October 12th, 2026
